Travel Blogs from Phnom Penh

... I feel relief and we go ahead with the purchase, load it into the tuk tuk and head to canal side. I don't want this to be the way I feel when I leave Cambodia. Yesterday I wasn't ready to leave, today I can't wait to get out. Ya is lying in the new hammock with Sokhea when we arrived and a huge grin when she sees me again - she thought she'd said her last goodbye. She's rapt with the machine but instantly says its in the wrong position on the table but ...

... allow for this. Joseph has attended a three day seminar relevant to Paul's needs and hopes to be able to attend on a regular basis once they are able to get two staff members to help with the normal everyday running of the Home. Unfortunately getting staff is a real challenge. Joseph asked our advice and we sat down and worked a Duty List for a part time daily Helper and a Live-In Helper - hopefully this has ...

... before being taken by elephant to the formal meeting rooms is now used to house various gifts and artifacts that are presented to the King by visiting dignitaries and the other is a museum to display the costumes worn by the Kings staff for various occasions and other 'household' items. The staff uniforms of which there are seven were a different colour depending on the day of the week. Even their bracelets were made ...

... Palace for a week and never made it. We will get to it in good time. The King and Queen actually live there so, you don't get to see much of the palace but, it looked gorgeous from our roof. So, yep...i was a bit unprepared for this move here. I am always game to travel to new places and I am not sure why this should be any different. I think we just gave up with the work permit difficulty in North Thailand. If we decide to ...

... ordered what Jack was having which was delicious. During breakfast our tuk tuk driver came in and told us he'd been outside waiting since 8am which made us feel very guilty! We polished breakfast and hopped in the tuk tuk. Our first destination was the Killing Fields which were located about 40 minutes away from central Phnom Penh - I think the length of time is mainly due to the condition of the road you have to go down to reach the fields. We were thrown ...